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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cacciato tells Paul Berlin that the way to Paris is simple after one passes what city?
(a) Prague.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Athens.

2. What does Paul Berlin joke is also paying rent in the apartment he and Sarkin Aung Wan take?
(a) Dust.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Rats.
(d) Roaches.

3. In Chapter, Doc Peret tells Captain Rhallon that the nonexistent treaty legitimizing Third Squad's international travel was ratified in what city?
(a) Munich.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Prague.
(d) Geneva.

4. What time is it at the end of Chapter 42?
(a) 5:00 a.m.
(b) 4:00 a.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) 6:00 a.m.

5. Why are Third Squad arrested in Chapter 29?
(a) Doc Peret discusses the Shah publicly.
(b) Oscar Johnson gets in a bar fight.
(c) Eddie Lazzutti asks a cop directions.
(d) Stink Harris insults a mullah.

6. Where does Third Squad determine it has to bring Cacciato to avoid being labeled deserters?
(a) The US embassy in Paris.
(b) The Pentagon.
(c) A US military base in Germany.
(d) Combat headquarters in Saigon.

7. In what country is the liner docked when it is searched by police in this chapter?
(a) France.
(b) Greece.
(c) Italy.
(d) Turkey.

8. According to the major at Paul Berlin's promotion review, why are they fighting in Vietnam?
(a) No reason.
(b) To win.
(c) To spread Democracy.
(d) To stop Communism.

9. To whom does Oscar Johnson offer the big gun before giving it to Harold Murphy?
(a) Paul Berlin.
(b) Eddie Lazzutti.
(c) Cacciato.
(d) Stink Harris.

10. What form of public execution does the Squad attend in Chapter 29?
(a) A hanging.
(b) A firing squad.
(c) A beheading.
(d) A stoning.

11. Where does the girl say she has contacts that can help the soldiers escape military duty?
(a) Norwark.
(b) Netherlands.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Denmark.

12. According to Oscar Johnson, what is the only lesson to be learned from Buff's death?
(a) Don't ask for trouble.
(b) Be lucky.
(c) Don't be stupid.
(d) Don't get shot.

13. What principality is Third Squad in at the beginning of Chapter 43?
(a) Vatican City.
(b) Monaco.
(c) Luxemburg.
(d) Lichtenstein.

14. Which European river do the men cross at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) The Rhine.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Seine.
(d) The Rhine.

15. What is Paul Berlin surprised to still see in French countryside?
(a) Castles.
(b) Viet Cong.
(c) World War II damage.
(d) German trenches.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Doc Peret in Chapter 29, what is the root of Lieutenant Corson's illness?

2. What does Paul Berlin begin doing involuntarily as he lays awake in Chapter 31?

3. What does Third Squad give to Stink Harris as a joke in Chapter 39?

4. Who eventually gets Buff's helmet in Chapter 41?

5. Why does the earths start shaking in Chapter 41?

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